Player breakdown
Kennard Backman
Ala-Birmingham · 2015 Draft Class
6th round, 213th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~33
LowMissed 700+ Rec
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
Watch HighlightsModel confidence
Success Probability
5%
| Season | Team | Conf | G | Rec | Yds | TD | YPR | YPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UAB | American Athletic | 0 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2012 | UAB | American Athletic | 3 | 23 | 235 | 4 | 10.2 | 78.3 |
| 2013 | UAB | American Athletic | 0 | 28 | 302 | 2 | 10.8 | 0 |
| 2014 | UAB | Conference USA | 11 | 37 | 390 | 3 | 10.5 | 35.5 |
| Career | 14 | 94 | 970 | 9 | 10.3 | 69.3 | ||
Model readout
Probability, context, and base score
XGBoost Prob
5%
ML model output
Context Prob
5%
Rule-based model
Suppression Signals
0
Depth chart context
SHAP Base
0.854
Average prediction
Top Positive Factors
Speed × production: 0.0 — average combined athletic output+0.154
Catch radius: 0.0 — limited physical reach envelope+0.152
7.2 YPR in first season — average freshman efficiency+0.151
Top Negative Factors
Strong ascending production slope (+115 yards/yr) — still improving at draft time-0.718
130 conference-adjusted best-season yards — competition-normalized peak-0.521
0.00 ypg per lb — average size-adjusted production-0.459